AngelCatGirl: Hehe! I'm back with another story! And for once, it's not a one-shot:)
This story is going to be mostly about Sheena and Zelos (and probably about two of my OCs, but later in story). Sheena will soon discover feelings she had begun to felt during their journey and Zelos will learn about how to care for one (and only one) person in his life. But something will eventually tear these two non-admitting lovers apart...one of them will lose their memories and their feelings of the other. Now Zelos must start over and recollect Sheena's memories...but will he? Or will he attempt to make newer or happier ones?(I got this plot mostly from one of the anime shows I've watched...but I won't say because it'll just blow the whole mystery apart.)
I'm really hoping I'm getting the characters right, but that would take a miracle. Oh well. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: AngelCatGirl does not own ToS.
Chapter 1: Fight to the Finish
Sheena Fujibayashi, Chief of Mizuho, was sitting in her house petting a white dove gently by the window. Sheena had found this lovely white dove on the night of her return from reuniting the two worlds. It wasn't hurt…it just simply stayed inside her house for no apparent reason and wouldn't leave no matter how hard Sheena tried to coax it.
"Oh, Kage…why don't you leave?" Sheena asked the bird tenderly. The villagers came up with the name since the little white dove seemed to shadow Sheena everywhere.
The bird stared back innocently as if she could understand the summoner's words.
Sheena smiled petting the bird lightly on the head. She had gotten used to its strange inquisitive nature. Kage cooed in response to Sheena's stroking and flew to the door. A moment later the door slid open and her grandfather, ex-chief Igaguri, walked in.
"Sheena, a message arrived for you from the King of Tethe'alla." he said a bit worriedly. They had been previously been branded as traitors for failing to kill the Chosen Colette by the King but thanks to Zelos Wilder, the charges were dropped.
Sheena accepted the letter gravely, expecting it to be bad news, but to her surprise within the envelope there lay a pink letter. She could easily guess who this was from…that idiot red-headed Chosen Zelos. It read:
To My Dear Voluptuous Hunny Sheena,
Hey baby, miss me? I know it has only been a few months after we last saw each other but why don't you and I have a little get together at my place? And before you reject me, you should know why my letter is addressed from the King. 1.) I knew you wouldn't even open the letter if it was from me. 2.) The King really has sent you a letter but I've taken the liberty of keeping it safe for him while I await your arrival at my house and it's really important too. I look forward to seeing you hunny. Don't be late.
Zelos Wilder
Sheena reread the letter over and over trying to figure out if he was trying to pull some stunt on her. 'What is this? Is this just a sick joke to make me go or is there really a letter from the King? And how did he know I was going to reject him! Darn that idiot Chosen…he really knows how to get a girl to come visit him.' she thought venomously. But what was this little sensation she felt as she thought about him? Her heart was beating furiously as she thought about his red hair, his kind smile, his sexy body… Sheena shook her head, 'Wait, why am I thinking about things like that? He's a pervert plain and simple! Not at all dreamy with those blue eyes and fine toned muscles…'
"Sheena!" called her grandpa for the tenth time. His granddaughter had been acting quite strangely when she read the letter, and he had a sneaking suspicion about what had caused it.
Sheena jerked out of her little trance at the call of her name, "What was that? Sorry…I was thinking about something else…" she apologized blushing.
Igaguri smiled as she confirmed his suspicions with her reactions. "What does the letter say?" he repeated.
"Oh, it's from that idiot Chosen. He says he has an important letter from the King for me at his house. But I don't think I can go…"
"And why not?" interrupted Igaguri.
"But grandpa! I'm the new Chief, I have to stay here with the people and finish up the preparations for the move to Sylvarant!" Sheena argued.
He shook his head, "Sheena, the Chosen said it was important didn't he? You should go."
"But grandpa…!"
Igaguri held up his hand, "No Sheena, I have been Chief ever since you were born, before that actually, and a few more days won't kill me. You should go see what the King wants."
Her grandfather had her there. Besides, just thinking about going was already starting to quicken Sheena's heartbeat. "O-Okay grandpa, I'll go, but I'll come back as soon as I can."
"There's no need for that Sheena. I want you to enjoy the time you have left before you are burdened with the responsibilities of Chief." he told her.
"Oh grandpa, I can handle it." Sheena protested.
He smiled affectionately, "I know you can, I just…worry about you." he said as he left her house, closing the door softly behind him.
Sheena sat down on her bed thinking about what she would say to that stupid Chosen, Zelos. Kage perched on her shoulder sympathetically.
'I can't believe I'm doing this…' Sheena thought upon entering Meltokio. It was pretty busy during this time of day and Sheena felt a little uncomfortable at all the stares she received from the nobles. She knew what they thought about her, they looked at her like she was a dirty little wench…someone who shouldn't even have the privilege of stepping into the same room as they. Sheena really hated people like that…people who looked down on others just because of their financial situation. But Sheena was glad she had at least a couple of friends in this unfriendly city, one of them was flying above her. It was Kage, she had followed her all the way here. So Sheena did her best to ignore the glares as she made her way to Zelos' mansion. Of course, being the Chosen he had one of the most handsome looking mansions in all of Tethe'alla so Sheena couldn't have missed it. As she passed the lovely rose garden she caught a glimpse of a group of girls surrounding something that had caught their attention. Sheena was simply going to pass on by until she heard a familiar voice…
"Hunnies, hunnies, hunnies…there's no need to shove…you've got plenty of me to share!" the voice said as squeals erupted from the group.
'Oh, my goddess! I should have known!' Sheena thought to herself as she stomped off to Coliseum. 'Why should I expect anything else from that pervert…?'
Just as his groupies moved aside for him to get up from the bench he was sitting on Zelos thought he saw a flash of purple run off. Instantly he knew who it was. "Sheena!" he called but she had already disappeared down the steps.
"Awww…Zelos…don't leave us for that wench!" one of his hunnies whined.
"She's not good enough for you!" cried another.
"She doesn't understand you!"
They all grouped around him begging him not to go.
Zelos started to sweat, "Um…ladies don't worry. I promise to send all of you a present for the time we are spending together now. It will be my little thank you for the wonderful afternoon you've given me. Now if you will excuse me, I have some business to attend to." And with that, his hunnies let him leave though a little reluctantly.
Meanwhile, Sheena sat down on the bench in front of the Coliseum thinking to herself about Zelos. 'How can I be so stupid! Honestly, why would I expect him to be doing anything else other than flirt with…with…those hunnies of his!' she thought to herself holding her head in her hands. "And why does it hurt seeing him flirt? He's done it ever since I've met him…it shouldn't make any difference to me…but why does it now?" she muttered to herself.
"You witch! Trying to seduce my brother again!" shouted a voice behind her. Sheena whirled around and was almost cut by the sharp blade that a light red headed girl held. "I'll teach you to mess with him!"
Sheena flinched away from the blade as the girl brought it closer to her face, while her mind franticly tried to register who this girl was. She just knew she looked somehow familiar. Then it clicked. "S-Seles!"
"Who else would I be you witch! I want to fight you…to prove to my brother I'm not useless…and to see if you are worthy of my brother's heart!" Seles shouted at her.
"Worthy of your brother's heart?" Sheena repeated stunned. There was no way that pervert cared about her when he had all the girls in the world after him.
"Yes! Now fight me!" she shouted before she burst into a fit of coughs.
"Hey are you okay? You don't sound too good there." Sheena said approaching Seles.
Seles glared at her through the coughing and when it was over she said, "Stand back! I'm fine! But fight me now!"
"No, I won't do that!" Sheena shouted getting slightly annoyed that Seles wouldn't back down.
Seles didn't hear her as she charged at the summoner and forced her to move toward the entrance of the Coliseum. Seles had previously arranged for this battle through her butler and now…she had all the pieces in play. "You will fight me." she told Sheena, ushering her down the staircase into the waiting room.
Seeing how the girl wouldn't back down Sheena reluctantly agreed. She knew Seles had to be a pretty tough combater to have connections in the Coliseum. "Okay, once we settle this, it's over okay? No more stalking me or trying to pick fights."
"Agreed." Seles said nodding. She was pretty confident she would win.
Sheena watched the girl's face and marveled at how determined she looked. Something she had yet to see in Zelos. "You really do care about your brother." Sheena commented as the gates swung open and they were greeted by the cries from the crowd.
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'Where did she get to?' Zelos wondered arriving in front of the Coliseum. "I'm pretty sure she went this way…" Suddenly he heard the crowd cheer loudly as a battle began. A thought crossed his mind that Sheena might be battling now but he dismissed it, until his attention was caught by the announcer's voice.
"Today we have Mizuho's Successor, Sheena Fujibayashi!" he shouted, voice ringing throughout the stadium. Zelos swung his head rapidly to the stadium as the announcer continued. "And challenging Sheena is Meltokio's own Seles Wilder! The sister of the Chosen!"
'Seles! What is she doing here!' he thought running inside. "I hope I'm not too late!" he shouted to himself worried. But before he left he swore he heard a soft jingling behind him. He looked, but no one was there.
-
'Oh what did I get myself into?' Sheena wondered, stepping out into the light. This was the first time she would be participating in a real match. She had always watched Lloyd from the sidelines. Sheena tried to convince herself that she didn't fight because losing here would disgrace Mizuho, but the truth is Sheena was just scared. She would always watch Lloyd fighting on the field and envy at how much courage he had…even Zelos had it in him to battle a few times. She watched as Seles walked confidently forward, imperious to all the shouting and yelling. Oh, how Sheena envied her at the moment…how she looked so confident and brave. But Sheena remembered that it was because of her that she was in this position now. Did Seles want to embarrass her in front of everyone? 'If that's how she wants it, then I can let my cowardice show. I won't be humiliated here!' Sheena thought holding her head high as Seles marched to the opposite side and faced Sheena with her blade drawn.
"Let's get the battle started!" Seles yelled at the announcer.
"Not yet miss, I haven't explained the rules. This is a free for all battle. Opponents may use any weapon but the catch is they are not allowed to use healing potions. This is a battle to the finish till one of you is unable to fight, resigns,or is dead. Is that clear?" he said.
Both girls nodded.
"Okay then…ready…"
Sheena held her cards in front of body, her hands shaking with anticipation. 'I must not hurt her too bad…' Sheena thought watching Seles cough some more. 'She doesn't look too good.' She noticed that Seles was beginning to pale.
"BEGIN!" the announcer/referee shouted running off the battle field quickly.
Seles was the first to move by immediately going into one of her magic attacks. "Absolute!" she shouted as the ground turned white underneath Sheena. At the last minute Sheena shielded herself with guardian, cutting some of the damage in half.
Sheena ran up to the red-headed girl and attacked her with her cards, knocking Seles to the ground. When Seles didn't get up Sheena was worried that she had used too much force. "Hey Seles, are you ok?" she asked walking next to the girl.
Just as Sheena got within arms distance, Seles jumped up and landed a nasty gash on Sheena's right arm.
"I'm not that weak you witch!" Seles yelled at her.
Sheena backed away holding her arm to stop the bleeding. She thought she heard someone yell out her name but she was too focused on Seles to register who it was.
-
Zelos couldn't believe his eyes. Sheena and his sister, fighting in the Coliseum! He wondered what had caused Sheena and Seles to do this. He had just arrived inside the arena after convincing the receptionist to let him in free of charge when he saw Seles lying on the ground and Sheena walking over to her. The first thought that crossed his mind at that moment was that Seles was dead…he would never forgive himself for not telling her about how much he cared for her safety. But when he saw that she was breathing he breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't have a doubt in his mind that Sheena would be the victor seeing how Seles was so fragile. Funny though, she had lasted a lot longer when she battled him.
'Ah, it seems that I've arrived when they just finished.' he thought about to turn away. But the sudden movement on the battle field caught his eye and he turned back to see Sheena bleeding and Seles up and about. "Sheena!" he shouted. He would have loved to go out there but the guards surrounding the arena didn't look too friendly…
-
The wound Sheena received wasn't fatal, but she was losing a lot of blood because of it. She watched as Seles advanced slowly.
"You will pay for toying with my brother's heart!" Seles spat.
Sheena's patience was running thin, she didn't want to hurt Seles but she wasn't leaving her any choice. Sheena quickly thought of an attack that would be enough to stop the fuming red head in front of her. "Cyclone Seal!" Sheena shouted as Seles rose into the air by the magic of the cards. As she came down Sheena used Demon Seal and blew Seles away from her.
Seles, quickly doing a back flip and charging at Sheena, was able to land another deep blow on Sheena's arm. Sheena dropped her cards seeing that her right arm was now useless. But she still had one trick left up her sleeve; she got out one card, the card she used to summon spirits…and called upon Efreet, Summon Spirit of Fire.
As Seles was taking the damage Sheena swayed on her feet. She was over using her Mana and, in addition, losing a lot of blood.
"Sheena!" she heard someone yell. But she ignored it as she clumsily got out another card with her left hand.
Meanwhile, Seles was up and casting another spell she cried, "Freeze Lancer!" A huge round seal faced Sheena as icicles bombarded Sheena like darts.
Sheena screamed out in pain as the assault hit her body.
Now both were pretty much in a draw…Sheena and Seles both had low HP and their TP was just about used up.
"Are you going to give up and leave my brother alone?" Seles asked the summoner while panting heavily and coughing.
Sheena was also panting hard, "I won't give up. I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I lose here."
"You don't care if you die? You don't care that if you lose, people will think you are weak and a worthless nobody?"
"Of course I care, but that's not going to stop me from doing what I know I have to do. Death can be a scary thing but I rather die the way I want too rather than go while doing something I know I would regret." Sheena said. 'Where are these words coming from?' she wondered. 'Since when did I have the courage to face death?' Sheena's vision blurred for a moment as she began to feel lightheaded.
"Are you always this stubborn!" Seles shouted.
Sheena laughed, "I should ask you the same." she said falling to her knees. "And besides…I'm not toying with your brother's heart." Sheena said remembering Seles' accusation earlier. 'But he toys with mine…' she thought bitterly.
Seles studied Sheena for a moment, "Do you mean that?" she asked.
Sheena nodded.
There was a long pause before Seles motioned over the referee, when he got within hearing distance she announced, "I am resigning from the match."
"Are you sure, miss? Resigning means you will automatically lose the match and the victory will go to your opponent." he told her.
Seles sighed, "Yes I am sure."
"Ladies and gentlemen! Sheena Fujibayashi has won the match by resignation! Give a hand for our own Rose of Battle!" the announcer shouted.
Sheena watched all of it unfold right before her eyes. She couldn't believe what she was hearing! Seles actually resigned the battle to her! "W-What are you doing?" Sheena asked dumbfounded.
Seles didn't answer her as she left Sheena kneeling there on the ground. She exited through the door they had emerged out from earlier.
'Time for me to leave.' Sheena thought getting up. She instantly regretted it when the world started to spin. She brought up her hands and held her head, through her fingers she barely was able to make out something red moving toward her and shouting her name. She fell…right into the arms of that idiot Chosen, Zelos.
"Sheena! Are you ok?" he asked not realizing that his voice rang harshly into her head, making her headache even worse.
"Idiot…" she murmured fainting in his arms.
ACG: Did you like it so far? I want to know! Please RR! And I can assure you that there is more to come. :)
